2026 SA Rugby Under-23 Cup

2026 SA Rugby Under-23 Cup
2026 SA Rugby Under-23 Cup
Date	21 March – 16 May 2026
	2027 →

The 2026 SA Rugby Under-23 Cup was the first edition of the SA Rugby Under-23 Cup, created for junior player development and senior players returning from injury or who need game time as well as Currie Cup preparation.^[1]^[2]

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SA Rugby Under-23 Cup teams
Team	Sponsored name
Bulls	Vodacom Bulls XV
Lions	Lions XV
Sharks	Hollywoodbets Sharks U23
Stormers	DHL Stormers XXIII

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	B	Pts	Qualification	LIO	BUL	STO	SHA
1	Lions XV	4	4	0	157	88	+69	24	13	4	20	Final	—	49–31	8 May	57–26
2	Bulls	4	2	2	159	119	+40	23	18	4	12	Final	24–27	—	68–26	9 May
3	Stormers	4	2	2	105	121	−16	17	18	2	10		2 May	17–36	—	41–7
4	Sharks	4	0	4	50	143	−93	8	16	23	23		7–24	2 May	10–21	—

21 March 2026	Sharks	7–24	Lions XV	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	Try: Ceano Everson Con: Pieter Bergh	Report	Try: Keagan Smith (2) Marno Grobbelaar Michail Damon Con: Sam Francis (2)	Referee: Caleb Hibbers

27 March 2026	Bulls	24–27	Lions XV	Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
	Try: Siphosethu Mnebelele Jean Erasmus Riyaad Bam Con: Viaan Mentoor (3) Pen: Viaan Mentoor	Report	Try: Rynhardt Jonker Jason Hugo Zian Cilliers Gilermo Mentoe Con: Sam Francis (2) Pen: Sam Francis	Referee: Excellent Mnkomo

27 March 2026	Sharks	10–21	Stormers	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	Try: Scott Nell Khuti Rasivhaga	Report	Try: Mfundo Ndhlovu (2) Keke Morabe Con: Imad Khan (2) Dominic Malgas	Referee: Caleb Hibbers

2026 SA Rugby Under-23 Cup

Standings

Fixtures and results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

References

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11 April 2026	Bulls	68–26	Stormers	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	Try: Ruan Enslin (2) JJ Theron (2) Shaun Schurmann (2) Neil le Roux Riyaad Bam Akahluwa Boqwana Penalty try Con: Akahluwa Boqwana (4) Ruben Groenewald (2) Ian van der Merwe (2)	Report	Try: Asad Moos Ezekiel Ngobeni Joshua Boulle Bruce Sherwood Con: Kyle Smith (3)	Referee: Jonathan Lottering

18 April 2026	Lions XV	57–26	Sharks	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
13:00	Try: Rynhardt Jonker Jason Hugo Marno Grobbelaar Gilermo Mentoe Morne Venter Exauce Kevani Cecil Parsons Likhona Finca (2) Con: Sam Francis (6)	Report	Try: Hanu Pieterse Juan Loots Chijindu Okonta Albie Bester Con: Chris Horak (3)	Referee: Stiaan Marx

18 April 2026	Stormers	17–36	Bulls	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
16:00	Try: Dominic Malgas Keketso Morabe (2) Con: Imad Khan (1)	Report	Try: Riyaad Bam Neil le Roux Juann Else JJ Theron Penalty try Con: Viaan Mentoor (3) Drop: Ruben Groenewald	Referee: Juan de Bod

25 April 2025	Lions XV	49–31	Bulls	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
13:00		Report		Referee: Hernus Coetzee

25 April 2025	Stormers	41–7	Sharks	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
16:00		Report		Referee: Charlwin Daries

2 May 2026	Stormers	v	Lions XV	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
12:00

8 May 2026	Lions XV	v	Stormers	Ellis Park, Johannesburg
13:00

9 May 2026	Bulls	v	Sharks	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
13:00